Boleto Bancario

Boleto Bancário is a popular payment method in Brazil that allows for paying bills and online purchases without a credit card. It generates a unique barcode that can be printed or accessed through a digital platform and paid at any bank or authorized payment center.

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Redirect Flow for Boleto
This payment method uses a Redirect flow. The API response includes an Action.URL and the purchase remains in Pending status until the customer completes the payment in a payment office or Internet Banking.

Request parameters

The following parameters are required specifically for this payment method.
Refer to the Purchase operation guide for standard fields and authentication requirements.

Property	Type	Mandatory?	Description
`PaymentMethod`	`string`	Yes	`BLT` - Review the table Payment Method.
`TargetCountryISO`	`string`	Yes	Indicate the destination country.
`Customer` → `Email`	`string`	Yes	Customer's email.
`Customer` → `FirstName`	`string`	Yes	Customer's first name.
`Customer` → `LastName`	`string`	Yes	Customer's last name.
`Customer` → `DocumentType`	`string`	Yes	Customer's document type. Refer to the Document types table to see the possible values.
`Customer` → `DocumentNumber`	`string`	Yes	Customer's Document Number.
`Customer` → `PhoneNumber`	`string`	No	Customer's phone number.
`Customer` → `Address` → `Country`	`string`	No	Customer's Country.
`Customer` → `Address` → `State`	`string`	Yes	Customer's State.
`Customer` → `Address` → `City`	`string`	Yes	Customer's City.
`Customer` → `Address` → `AddressDetail`	`string`	No	Customer's Address Detail.
`Customer` → `Address` → `PostalCode`	`string`	Yes	Customer’s Postal Code. The postal code must have eight digits—for example, `29018660`.
`MetaDataIn` → `PaymentExpirationInMinutes`	`numeric`	No	Configure the expiration time for the payment using this field, specifying the duration in minutes. The API applies a default value if you don't provide this information.
`MetadataIn` → `AddressStreet`	`string`	Yes	Customer address street.
`MetadataIn` → `AddressNumber`	`string`	Yes	Customer address number, floor, apartment.
`MetadataIn` → `AddressDistrict`	`string`	Yes	Customer address district.

Request example

To test this endpoint, use the API Reference or the Postman Collection

{
    "PaymentMethod": "BLT",
    "Order": "paymentID3022",
    "Amount": 20000,
    "Currency": "BRL",
    "Description": "Purchase Test",
    "MetaDataIn": {
        "PaymentExpirationInMinutes": "7200",
        "AddressStreet": "Avenida Anisio Fernandes Coelho",
        "AddressNumber": "661",
        "AddressDistrict": "PR"
    },
    "TargetCountryISO": "BR",
    "Customer": {
        "Address": {
            "AddressDetail": "Avenida Anisio Fernandes Coelho, 661 ",
            "PostalCode": "29060670",
            "City": "Vitoria",
            "State": "ES",
            "Country": "Brasil"
        },
        "FirstName": "Jhon",   
        "LastName": "Doe",
        "DocumentNumber": "47168892703",
        "DocumentType": "CPF.BR",
        "PhoneNumber": "3188060418",
        "Email": "[email protected]"
    }
}

Response parameters

In the response, you will find the following parameters. For additional information about the response structure, refer to the Response parameters section of the Purchase creation guide.

Property	Type	Description
`MetadataOut` → `PaymentCode`	`string`	Payment code generated by Boleto Bancario
`MetadataOut` → `PaymentBarCode`	`string`	Code of the barcode generated to complete the payment.
`MetadataOut` → `PaymentBarCodeUrl`	`string`	URL of the payment page. You can redirect the payer to this page to download the boleto.
`MetadataOut` → `PaymentExpirationDate`	`date`	Date when the payment will expire. Format DD/MM/YYYY HH:MM:SS.

Payment page in Boleto

Response example

{
    "TransactionId": "128635201747174176",
    "Result": "COMPLETED",
    "Status": "PENDING",
    "ErrorCode": null,
    "ErrorDescription": null,
    "Created": "2024-12-20T20:46:20.199",
    "AuthorizationDate": "2024-12-20T20:46:20.674",
    "AuthorizationCode": "",
    "Amount": 1000,
    "Currency": "BRL",
    "Installments": 1,
    "TaxableAmount": null,
    "Tip": null,
    "Url": "https://api.stage.bamboopayment.com/Purchase/128635201747174176",
    "MetadataOut": {
        "PaymentCode": "bd88102f813cface085ea4ac63038a65cd5378228be2d5694f67b8a83af45931",
        "PaymentBarCode": "10491814900000002009632034000900041179634666",
        "PaymentBarCodeUrl": "https://pagar.sandbox.goboleto.com/?hash=bd88102f813cface085ea4ac63038a65cd5378228be2d5694f67b8a83af45931",
        "PaymentExpirationDate": "09/01/2026 00:00:00"
    },
    "Action": null,
    "PaymentMethod": {
        "Brand": "Boleto",
        "CardOwner": null,
        "Bin": null,
        "IssuerBank": null,
        "Type": "BankTransfer",
        "Expiration": null,
        "Last4": null
    }
}

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